Your Guide to Every Single One of Pete Davidson's 40+ Tattoos

Pete Davidson has almost as much ink decorating his body as Justin Bieber—and we're not just talking about his shout-outs to Ariana Grande. Like, this dude has SEVEN Harry Potter tattoos, plus a giant portrait of The Grinch. Here's a rundown of the SNL star's tats—or at least the ones that are visible. Who knows what he has going on where the sun don't shine. 👀

Pete and Ariana got matching H2GKMO tattoos early in their relationship, and if you're wondering WTF this even means, fear not, we gotchu. H2GKMO stands for "honest to god knock me out," which is one of Ariana's fave catchphrases.

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His Hillary Clinton Tattoo

Wow. Um. There are truly no words to describe Pete Davidson's portrait of Hillary Clinton. I think I'm into it, but I'm not quite sure. I'll just leave you with this for now: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

Oh, you thought there couldn't possibly be any more matching Pete + Ariana tattoos on this list? Think again, friend! They both got "reborn" written on their hands about a month ago.

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His Gryffindor "G"

If you needed another reason to adore Pete Davidson, how about the fact that his body is littered with Harry Potter tattoos? Let's start things off with the Gryffindor "G" on his finger...

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His Snitch and Sorting Hat

...and move on to the Snitch and the Sorting Hat on his fingers. Yep, Pete's entire hand is a shrine to Harry Potter.

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His Lightning Bolt

Step aside, Harry Potter, PETE DAVIDSON IS THE REAL BOY WHO LIVED.

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His Dumbledore Quote

Oh this? This is just a casual speech Dumbledore gave, living forever on Pete's inner arm. The full quote reads, "Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."

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His ~Order of the Phoenix~

At least, I think this is a phoenix? Either that or it's a massive pile of peacock feathers.

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His Deathly Hallows Tattoo

Important question: How many Harry Potter tattoos is too many Harry Potter tattoos? Because Pete Davidson might be pushing the limit.

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His Finger Stripes

Pete previously had the word "May" written on this finger, and fans think it was a reference to his ex Cazzie David, whose birthday was in May. So, ahem, yeah, makes sense that he'd get this bad boy covered up.

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His Tiny Heart

Cuuuuuute. And BTW, Ariana also has a heart on her finger, so this could definitely be yet another matchy-matchy situation.

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His Teeny Pikachu

Truly, I had to stare at this for about ten minutes before realizing it was Pikachu and not some sort of alien blob. HBU?

Pete has the numbers "8418" tattooed on his arm, and the story behind it is tragic. Pete's dad, Scott Davidson, died in the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers, and this was his badge number. Ariana recently got the same tattoo on her ankle.

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His Dad's Fireman Hat

Eventually, Pete got a fireman's helmet below the "8418" tat, which is another reference to his late father.

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The Number 11

Pete has the number 11 etched right above his Ariana bunny ears. The meaning behind the number is unclear, but it could be in tribute to his father's passing on 9/11.

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His Firefighter

Pete dedicated a giant space on his upper arm to a firefighter tattoo—another highly visible way he honors his dad.

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The IX on His Arm

He also has the number 9 written in Roman numerals on his arm, underneath the firefighter tattoo—which definitely suggests that this is another reference to his dad's passing.

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His Brave Little Toaster

In less sad tattoo news, Pete has a whole slew of ink dedicated to his favorite movies. Here's the Brave Little Toaster looking, well, toasted.

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His Terrifying Mad Hatter

Can't wait to see this guy tonight during my nightmares.

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His Grinch Who Stole Christmas

WYD, Pete?

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His Spongebob Squarepants

Spongebob! Has! Never! Looked! More! Shook!

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This Whole Freakin' Galaxy

Not sure what the meaning behind this collection of tats is, but it's possible Pete just needed to fill up some space on his sleeve. Who knows, nothing makes sense, we live in confusing tattoo times.

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His 1993

Just in case you were wondering what year he was born. #TheMoreYouKnow.

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His Vaguely Terrifying Arm Wolf

Do you think this is a reference to Twilight, y/n?

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His Armpit Wasp

This poor little dude lives near Pete's armpit. Keep in him your thoughts and prayers/send him love and light and deodorant.

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His Giant Cover-Up

Otherwise known as the tattoo Pete got to hide his drawing of Cazzie David—a fact confirmed by tattoo artist Jon Mesa. "I did a huge cover-up" Mesa told Page Six. "After we were done, I told Pete, 'Hey, dude, let’s just stop with the girlfriend tats until after [Ariana's] your wife.' Because relationships come and go, and Pete is a really young man."

Yeahhh, Pete definitely didn't take that advice.

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"We Babies"

Wondering what Pete's arm looked like before the cover-up? Like this! Everything you see here has been covered by those trees—except a "We Babies" tattoo that he got with Miley Cyrus after she hosted SNL.

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